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, neighbor groups, public educators and public safety advocates, really as engaged in this issue as the nra, and that's a challenge. >> they might continue to shoot themselves in the foot, pun intended. i want to show a little bit of this. earlier this week, the nra released a web video that gets very personal with the president. take a look. >> are the president's kids more important than yours? then why is he skeptical about putting armed security in our schools when his kids are protected by armed guards at their school? >> one of the few republicans to call the nra out for that video was governor chris christie. take a look at what he said in a press conference just yesterday. >> to talk about the president's children or any public officer's children who have not by their own choice but by requirement to have protection and to use that somehow to try to make a political point i think is reprehensible. i think it's awful to bring public figures' children into the political debate. they don't deserve to be there, and i think for any of us who are public figures, you see that kind of a
, neighbor groups, public educators and public safety advocates, really as engaged in this issue as the nra, and that's a challenge. >> they might continue to shoot themselves in the foot, pun intended. i want to show a little bit of this. earlier this week, the nra released a web video that gets very personal with the president. take a look. >> are the president's kids more important than yours? then why is he skeptical about putting armed security in our schools when his kids are...
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they cannot be motivated. >> jedediah, what is wrong with our educational system? why are our students falling behind? what is it? >> teachers tenure, lack of merit pay, i could go on for days. but the yment of time they spend in the classroom is not it. i can tell you what the teachers would probably wind up doing is sticking in a video to distract the students and get some rest on their own. >> good point. >> on that same note, rusty you talked about chicago saying five hours a day seems like nothing. it does seem like nothing, but the kids have no attention span these days. adults have no attention span. this segment alone people are just tuning in and out probably. they can't say the and just glue their eyes to something. i am not sure a shorter day is such a bad idea. >> there is no attention span and no accountability in chicago either. >> true for a number of things and not just education. >> voting for that mayor. >> paul, you say that you don't have to spend a lot of time in education to make a lot of money. i want you to know i am proof of that. >> what i
they cannot be motivated. >> jedediah, what is wrong with our educational system? why are our students falling behind? what is it? >> teachers tenure, lack of merit pay, i could go on for days. but the yment of time they spend in the classroom is not it. i can tell you what the teachers would probably wind up doing is sticking in a video to distract the students and get some rest on their own. >> good point. >> on that same note, rusty you talked about chicago saying...
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it's repealing the science education act. how do the school vouchers play into this disinformation. >> you mentioned the loch ness monster story. i saw earlier in the year that the state passed a voucher program because i didn't know much about school voucher and education at the time but how one school was receiving taxpayer money. vouchers take money from public schools and give them to private schools. and it was taking taxpayer money teaching that the loch ness monster was rule and disproving evolution. i was researching it now and in louisiana i exposed that there are 19-20 schools in louisiana that are at least teaching creationism and receiving public money. so the this isn't just louisiana. this is also nationally. these vouchers are in nine states and dc teaching creation. creationism, and receiving millions and millions of public dollars. we found schools--nun indiana where indiana is supposed to be the gold standards of vouchers. they're bringing schools to creationism. >> john: amazing. i have no problem with teac
it's repealing the science education act. how do the school vouchers play into this disinformation. >> you mentioned the loch ness monster story. i saw earlier in the year that the state passed a voucher program because i didn't know much about school voucher and education at the time but how one school was receiving taxpayer money. vouchers take money from public schools and give them to private schools. and it was taking taxpayer money teaching that the loch ness monster was rule and...
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, neighbor groups, public educators and public safety advocates, really as engaged in this issue as the nra, and that's a challenge. >> they might continue to shoot themselves in the foot, pun intended. i want to show a little bit of this. the nra released a web video that gets very personal with the president. take a look. >> are the president's kids more important than yours? then why is he skeptical about putting armed security in our schools when his kids are protected by armed guards at their school? >>> to talk about the president's children or any public officers children, who have not by their own choice, but are required to have protection, and to use that to make a political point is irreprehensible high pressure you see that kind of ad and you cringe >> chris christie i think is on the right side of this politically speaking for himself at home in new jersey. why aren't more republicans -- he's the only one i'm aware of who took this position. >> absolutely. chris christie once again -- first of all, he's consistent because he's yelled at people for asking about his own kids
, neighbor groups, public educators and public safety advocates, really as engaged in this issue as the nra, and that's a challenge. >> they might continue to shoot themselves in the foot, pun intended. i want to show a little bit of this. the nra released a web video that gets very personal with the president. take a look. >> are the president's kids more important than yours? then why is he skeptical about putting armed security in our schools when his kids are protected by armed...
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with how the program works if there is something here that could talk about it, i'm happy to have them educate folks about what is available to them but bank on san francisco is something that started here by has been modeled in other communities as well. >>> my name is mar co and i'm here on behalf of treasure sises narrows and our office began a program to help people move away from check cashers and pay day lender and is we are happy to partner with assist narrows here because we do a program called pay day plus s s which, is a program collaborative of credit unions that provide a loan between 50 there is to $500 with an interest rate of no more than 18% apr that they get to pay back in six months to a year and whereas, traditional lenders charge a higher apr and they have to pay it back by the next pay period. if you are interested a visit us at pay day will you state or find free ed cigs counseling alternative to pay day cashers and lender and is check state wide as well. and if you are interested in learning more about our programs or offices you can visit our website to see the array of
with how the program works if there is something here that could talk about it, i'm happy to have them educate folks about what is available to them but bank on san francisco is something that started here by has been modeled in other communities as well. >>> my name is mar co and i'm here on behalf of treasure sises narrows and our office began a program to help people move away from check cashers and pay day lender and is we are happy to partner with assist narrows here because we do...
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if you want your children to succeed in college, you may want to stop paying for their education. according to a new study at the university of california at merced, kids whose parents put them through college actually get worse grades than students who aren't as fortunate, which is to stay that those of us that pay for the kids. i did it for my son who started college. if this is true, kid, go get a student loan. eric, what about you? >> eric: first of all, this is a study of 500 sets of parents. if you look deeper, here is what it is. two-third of college student res receive some financial aid from their parents. that means one-third don't. one-third that doesn't receive aid do better. that would make sense. one-third have to work. probably self-motivated and they realize they are working and better not screw it up that two-third saying it's my parent's money. >> bob: two-thirds get -- >> eric: but the study saying that the people who do not receive aid from the parents do better. >> bob: right. one-third who do -- >> eric: they're motivated. apply it to welfare. food stamps. >>
if you want your children to succeed in college, you may want to stop paying for their education. according to a new study at the university of california at merced, kids whose parents put them through college actually get worse grades than students who aren't as fortunate, which is to stay that those of us that pay for the kids. i did it for my son who started college. if this is true, kid, go get a student loan. eric, what about you? >> eric: first of all, this is a study of 500 sets of...
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teachers educate. architects design buildings. neil: the rap against you have a lot more money to do what you're doing than those guys and you're not helping. >> we create value for other people. you can't make money in trul competitive markets unless you create more value for people because people are not forced to trade with you. they trade with whole foods because they believe it is in their best interests to do so. it is voluntary. we've been successful and prosperous. we created value for customers, employees, for suppliers. for investors. neil: this mistrust that developed, you say inspired by barack obama or liberals, to not hold the rich in high regard, or to all but assign sinister motives to their success, what do you think of that? >> obviously i don't like it. business is the greatest value creator in the world. it is business and capitalism that lifted humanity up. think about it, neil, 200 years ago, 85%. people alive on the lan planet earth lived on less than one dollar a day. 85%. today it is 16%. if we continue to
teachers educate. architects design buildings. neil: the rap against you have a lot more money to do what you're doing than those guys and you're not helping. >> we create value for other people. you can't make money in trul competitive markets unless you create more value for people because people are not forced to trade with you. they trade with whole foods because they believe it is in their best interests to do so. it is voluntary. we've been successful and prosperous. we created...
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know they're not their mother, but i'm their so-called mother to give them a better life and a better education, that's for sure. >> what was the inspiration? >> i'm very fortunate to be brought up in the family that i was. i had good parents, until now they give me everything. but there are other children who's parents -- >> what do you want to say to them. >> your mom did it and i'm sure you're proud of me what i am doing. >> i'm proud of you too. >> anderson, thank you. we are looking for our next cnn hero of the year. all you have to do is go to cnnheroes.com and you can nominate someone you know who's terrific. [ loud party sounds ] hi, i'm ensure clear... clear, huh? i'm not juice or fancy water. i've got nine grams of protein. that's three times more than me! [ female announcer ] ensure clear. nine grams protein. zero fat. in blueberry/pomegranate and peach. humans. even when we cross our t's and dot our i's, we still run into problems. namely, other humans. at liberty mutual insurance, we understand. that's why our auto policies come with accident forgiveness if you qualify, where your
know they're not their mother, but i'm their so-called mother to give them a better life and a better education, that's for sure. >> what was the inspiration? >> i'm very fortunate to be brought up in the family that i was. i had good parents, until now they give me everything. but there are other children who's parents -- >> what do you want to say to them. >> your mom did it and i'm sure you're proud of me what i am doing. >> i'm proud of you too. >>...
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, neighbor groups, public educators and public safety advocates, really as engaged in this issue as the nra and that's a challenge. >> they might continue to shoot themselves in the foot, pun intended. i want to show a little bit of this. the nra released a web video that gets very personal with the president. take a look. >> are the president's kids more important than yours? then why is he skeptical about putting armed security in our schools when his kids are preber protected by armed guards at their school? >> to talk about the president's children or any public officer's children who have not by their own choice but by requirement to have protection and to use that somehow to try to make a political point i think is reprehensible. i think it's awful to bring public figures' children into the political debate. they don't deserve to be there, and i think for any of us who are public figures, you see that kind of ad and you cringe. >> chris christie i think is on the right side thfer politically speaking for himself at home in new jersey. why aren't more republicans -- he's the only o
, neighbor groups, public educators and public safety advocates, really as engaged in this issue as the nra and that's a challenge. >> they might continue to shoot themselves in the foot, pun intended. i want to show a little bit of this. the nra released a web video that gets very personal with the president. take a look. >> are the president's kids more important than yours? then why is he skeptical about putting armed security in our schools when his kids are preber protected by...
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now, not going through k-12 education, not have teachers, hands around, i didn't know where to stop. it's not like you have a dream of being a doctor or lawyer or engineer. i just want to be somebody and i never arrived. it is kind of like life is a journey. i keep traveling. >> you know, ping, i look at your story and the hardship experienced growing up in china and obviously incredible success story in business over here and curious based on your perspective from your life, when you look at businesses in the united states, major companies in the united states, and the way that they use china, you know, to enhance their profits, think specifically of apple and the iphones made at foxconn in china and the questions of working conditions over there and we as americans purchasing this and supporting that. i wonder your perspective on this. >> i believe manufacture is the economy and where initial r&d money is spent so i'm actually on the mission of bringing manufacturing back to the united states. i don't believe china should be work dumping ground or nor do i believe united states sho
now, not going through k-12 education, not have teachers, hands around, i didn't know where to stop. it's not like you have a dream of being a doctor or lawyer or engineer. i just want to be somebody and i never arrived. it is kind of like life is a journey. i keep traveling. >> you know, ping, i look at your story and the hardship experienced growing up in china and obviously incredible success story in business over here and curious based on your perspective from your life, when you...
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not only will tonight's show be entertaining, it's going to be educational too thanks to our friend "science bob" pflugfelder. this is from science bob's work on past shows. he makes things explode, he lit me on fire, he blew up some pumpkins, he launched a bunch of ping-pong balls everywhere. he made a giant mushroom cloud inside our studio. so tonight we thought it would be a good idea to put him outside, at least for the beginning of the show. say hello to "science bob" pflugfelder, everyone. hello, bob. [ applause ] when we come back from the break, you are going to miraculously spray that beer all over hollywood, is that correct? >> yeah, we've got a high frequency ultrasonic medical equipment cleaner. >> jimmy: of course you do. now, grab the guy dressed as sponge bob so he can mop up afterwards. when we come back, science bob will amaze you. and mark wahlberg and j-lo, too. come on back. at h&r block... you could get money - now. bring in your latest pay stub and you could get an emerald advance line of credit... for up to $1000. hurry, offer extended until january 24th. no w2
not only will tonight's show be entertaining, it's going to be educational too thanks to our friend "science bob" pflugfelder. this is from science bob's work on past shows. he makes things explode, he lit me on fire, he blew up some pumpkins, he launched a bunch of ping-pong balls everywhere. he made a giant mushroom cloud inside our studio. so tonight we thought it would be a good idea to put him outside, at least for the beginning of the show. say hello to "science bob"...
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. >> president: i look forward to that joint education. next speaker. >> good afternoon supervisors. it is significant that with the new position of the podium the speaker can a longer see the computer or stop the clock. this is the first meeting of the new year, close to the time when newspapers review the previous year. let's take this opportunity to summarize the san francisco public library during 2012. the president of the library commission has been found guilty of official misconduct. this year it is finally unavoidable that the friends of the library are crooks and the continuing defense is exposed as self-serving, willful blindness. that that there was any credibility to lose. the city library has been found guilty of violating the sunshine ordinance and refer to the board of supervisors. attendance of the library commission meetings is so low that several would have been removed under the mayors announced attendance policy in the final months of 2012, a library commission only managed six meetings when the schedule called for nin
. >> president: i look forward to that joint education. next speaker. >> good afternoon supervisors. it is significant that with the new position of the podium the speaker can a longer see the computer or stop the clock. this is the first meeting of the new year, close to the time when newspapers review the previous year. let's take this opportunity to summarize the san francisco public library during 2012. the president of the library commission has been found guilty of official...
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it's a major step towards making higher education more affordable. stay with us. abc 7 news at 5:00 continues right after this. >>> we know more about what contributed to oil tanker hitting the bay bridge last week. the bafr pilot made a last minute turn just before passing the bridge. that is when the rayhar clipped a tower causing millions in damage. san jose mercury news reports the pilot planned to follow the yellow line you can see on the map but changed labors to cross near yerba buena island. that pilot has tested negative for drugs and alcohol. >> three students were arrested after they passed out pot brownies and cookies at school. police say they told them to other students monday in num yachblt however, some tipped off the resource officer who tracked down a 14 yormd!:ñ yormd and two 15-year-old girls that were arrested four others cited for being under the influence of drugs. two girls sent to the hospital after getting sick. >> this morning three fire costa county fire district were shut down. including station 4, 12 and 16 in martinez. officials b
it's a major step towards making higher education more affordable. stay with us. abc 7 news at 5:00 continues right after this. >>> we know more about what contributed to oil tanker hitting the bay bridge last week. the bafr pilot made a last minute turn just before passing the bridge. that is when the rayhar clipped a tower causing millions in damage. san jose mercury news reports the pilot planned to follow the yellow line you can see on the map but changed labors to cross near yerba...
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good to be educated and know what's going on and you also do face the risk of having too much. this overload. >> right. >> and so that's why it's important to practice your pitch. just like if you were -- if you have ten seconds to talk to your senator, or your boss, i mean, you would want to make sure that you really practice that pitch and so that's why it's so important to write down the key aspects of your story. >> wow. >> and rehearse it in advance. >> lots of pressure here. >> my cysister, is an er doctor and told me that history taking is an art form and done in a proper way. so how can doctors get better at it? i mean, we have the patient who is come in with the webmd stuff, we have patient who is want to talk to you for an hour. a lot of doctors are egotistical as my sister's were. is it on the doctor to get better at the art form or is it on patients to really learn how to tell their story? >> ideally, the doctor should get better. we all want better doctors and i think that as an educator myself, i want to make sure that the new breed of medical students as you said
good to be educated and know what's going on and you also do face the risk of having too much. this overload. >> right. >> and so that's why it's important to practice your pitch. just like if you were -- if you have ten seconds to talk to your senator, or your boss, i mean, you would want to make sure that you really practice that pitch and so that's why it's so important to write down the key aspects of your story. >> wow. >> and rehearse it in advance. >> lots...
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i'm not their original mother, but i'm their so-called mother to give them a better life and better education. that's for sure. >> what was the inspiration? >> i'm very fortunate to be brought up in the family what i was. i had a good parents. until now they give me everything, but there are some children whose parents have done mistake and they are suffering and i say i should give it to them. >> some of your kids are watching. what did you want to say to them. >> mama did it, and i'm sure you're proud of me whatever i'm doing. >> i'm proud of you, too. >> anderson, thank you. >>> back with a final thought or two from charlie sheen. during the break i was asking you who you thought watts the best living actor and you said sean penn.
i'm not their original mother, but i'm their so-called mother to give them a better life and better education. that's for sure. >> what was the inspiration? >> i'm very fortunate to be brought up in the family what i was. i had a good parents. until now they give me everything, but there are some children whose parents have done mistake and they are suffering and i say i should give it to them. >> some of your kids are watching. what did you want to say to them. >> mama...
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the camaraderie that they share for each other and the music and this opportunity is the education of a lifetime. >> members of the varsity team cheered the award winning musicians as they headed out this morning, hoping to return on tuesday with yet another accolade to share. ♪ >> sunday the group attends an award banquet hopefully grabbing another award. he will go sightseeing on monday. they will be back to reality on tuesday. >> such an accomplished group of young musicians. wgn will have complete live coverage on monday and we invite you to join us for expert analysis and reports. they will be live in washington d.c.. it all starts at 9:00 a.m.. also streaming live wgntv.com. the first lady will handle -- the first lady's staff will handle most of the tweets. a nice beautiful look. coming up next, lance armstrong's doping admission to oprah. >> the situation is one big lie. i repeated a lot of times. >> the reaction to his confession after years of denial. >> and more questions arrive after the scandal with never dame football plier -- with [ washer and dryer sounds ] for the t
the camaraderie that they share for each other and the music and this opportunity is the education of a lifetime. >> members of the varsity team cheered the award winning musicians as they headed out this morning, hoping to return on tuesday with yet another accolade to share. ♪ >> sunday the group attends an award banquet hopefully grabbing another award. he will go sightseeing on monday. they will be back to reality on tuesday. >> such an accomplished group of young...
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education. we have to look at very carefully how do we stay competitive internationally with manufacturing and all this stuff? so there is a lot of issues that need to be addressed. we can't just freeze and say, it's hard to negotiate with the white house. everything is hard. when i sat there in sacramento, every single thing, you just wanted to build a road, it was a major issue. you had to negotiate for two years. but you can never give up. that's the most important thing. >> gretchen: the important other story is lance armstrong and coming clean on this interview last night with oprah winfrey. what do you make of the culture that we live in now where more and more people, including yourself, find themselves in situations where they have lied? >> i've never lied. >> gretchen: you never lied? >> you talking about my scandal that i had? i came very clean when my wife asked me the simple question. this is true. i said yes. i went out to the public and i immediately said, here is the situation. i
education. we have to look at very carefully how do we stay competitive internationally with manufacturing and all this stuff? so there is a lot of issues that need to be addressed. we can't just freeze and say, it's hard to negotiate with the white house. everything is hard. when i sat there in sacramento, every single thing, you just wanted to build a road, it was a major issue. you had to negotiate for two years. but you can never give up. that's the most important thing. >> gretchen:...
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you great jobs, how you grow, and the things that you need to do, and they've done -- he has had an education on that front and the health care front. we have to, i think, focus in a more specific way in how we steer people towards those sdwrobz and stay tuned that are good paying going forward. >> and jonathan martin have an article in politico today talking about the upcoming brewing fight inside the democratic party between democrats whose priority is the working poor, the working class unions, and sort of the high faluting democrats. the tent is so big you have an exodus of moderate republicans who are inside the democratic party, so, you know, post-obama where does the party go from there? >> well, first, i still want to go back to howard for a second. >> you basically do not want to -- okay. >> he has a great point. we are back to the go-go clinton days of soft money, of donors giving millions, however much money they want. will they be getting sleepovers? are their companies getting grants? that is a good story. >> we know that -- >> they say they're disclosing the money. this will be
you great jobs, how you grow, and the things that you need to do, and they've done -- he has had an education on that front and the health care front. we have to, i think, focus in a more specific way in how we steer people towards those sdwrobz and stay tuned that are good paying going forward. >> and jonathan martin have an article in politico today talking about the upcoming brewing fight inside the democratic party between democrats whose priority is the working poor, the working...
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. >> tell me your opinion on public education and how we can fix it. >> he is frustrated by the rising cost of college and had suggestions. >> it will be amazing, since this is the first time i voted for him. >> he will be working and networking with the nation's leaders about the nation's opportunities. >> right now the main plan is physical therapy, but i mean, i was actually looking at some internships in washington, d.c. before this situation happened. so this would now be my chance to talk to some people. >> a chance of a lifetime. >>> we will be checking in with people from the bay area who are attending the inauguration, keep your eye on nbc bay area.com for their video, pictures and updates. reporting live. >>> and an exciting weekend for a lot of people, let's bring in our chief meteorologist, a lot going on in washington, d.c., but a lot happening right here. >> we have seen numbers jump from 30 to 40 degrees from what we started off earlier this week. we have more coming up. get a look at the drop lar radar scan. overcoming dry conditions over the next couple of days. so our
. >> tell me your opinion on public education and how we can fix it. >> he is frustrated by the rising cost of college and had suggestions. >> it will be amazing, since this is the first time i voted for him. >> he will be working and networking with the nation's leaders about the nation's opportunities. >> right now the main plan is physical therapy, but i mean, i was actually looking at some internships in washington, d.c. before this situation happened. so this...
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with an advanced degree in education from capella university, you'll have the knowledge to meet these challenges and make a difference in the lives of students. let's get started at capella.edu. >>> minding your business. u.s. stocks mixed ahead of the opening bell. >> a big day for the markets yesterday. christine with the details. >> a nice day if you are a stock investor. the best day, best levels for the s & p 500 since the financial crisis. five years now where the stock market has been coming back and if you look at the stock market, s & p 500 since february 2009, you can see the s & p 500 has doubled. remember the dark days at the bottom in 2009, people bailing out like crazy? that was the absolute time to get back in. what pushed markets up yesterday? good news on the housing market. new home sales, building is coming back in housing, look, a long way to go. but coming back and jobs. jobless claims, five-year low that pushed stocks to a five-year high. quickly, investors are starting to believe it finally after being pessimistic all of last year. investors have poured record m
with an advanced degree in education from capella university, you'll have the knowledge to meet these challenges and make a difference in the lives of students. let's get started at capella.edu. >>> minding your business. u.s. stocks mixed ahead of the opening bell. >> a big day for the markets yesterday. christine with the details. >> a nice day if you are a stock investor. the best day, best levels for the s & p 500 since the financial crisis. five years now where the...
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education and once the child turns 18, says chen, they can help others get green cards and become u.s. citizens. >> not here! >> reporter: neighborhood protests have sprung up around the state. >> go back to your country! >> reporter: local authorities have busted some of these houses for code violations but not for so-called birth tourism. that's because under current federal laws, it's not illegal. >> legally barred from denying a visa on the basis of someone being pregnant. >> reporter: that's the way it should be, say the parents of 3 month old francine. the family traveled to a u.s. maternity hotel so she could be born in america. dad is a naturalized u.s. citizen and says he understands why chinese citizens come to the u.s. to give birth. >> they pay the fee, they got a visa, they do it legally so some people are upset saying the chinese are taking advantage of the services. well, can say the same thing to americans, some of them, taking advantage of chinese services in china. >> reporter: back at this house, workers continue to move in baby items, prep for meals and the shadow
education and once the child turns 18, says chen, they can help others get green cards and become u.s. citizens. >> not here! >> reporter: neighborhood protests have sprung up around the state. >> go back to your country! >> reporter: local authorities have busted some of these houses for code violations but not for so-called birth tourism. that's because under current federal laws, it's not illegal. >> legally barred from denying a visa on the basis of someone...